Korean slang profile
돈맹
donmaeng
Poor money-management skills
Being poor at managing money or not knowing how, or someone in that situation.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 30, 2003
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
가계부를 처음 쓰면서 돈맹에서 벗어나 보겠다고 다짐했다.
Starting my first household budget, I resolved to overcome being 돈맹.
02Documented history
- December 2003The 국립국어연구원’s 『2003년 신어』 included “돈맹” as a headword in its main text and gave its meaning and usage context.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The 국립국어연구원’s 『2003년 신어』 gives the spelling and meaning of “돈맹” and its contemporary usage. Its inclusion in this source was verified; its original creator and actual first use have not been established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The spelling, definition, and usage context were compared in one official collection. The report’s publication date was directly checked on its copyright page and used instead of the dates of articles re-quoted in the text.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2003년 신어 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 30, 2003Original source checked Nov 14, 2026